SOCI 200 USC FINAL EXAM WITH
100% COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
(GRADED A+)
Remarriage as an incomplete institution - Answer- there is less structural support for
remarriages, and they are more role-ambiguous/ unstable
4 main shifts in schooling - Answer- compulsory universal education, growth of public
higher education, growth of community/junior colleges, more diversity in higher
education
Manifest functions of education - Answer- obvious, intended. Socialize child, transmit
knowledge/culture, increase cultural integration, encourage cultural innovation, benefit
taxpayers (upward social mobility), provide social services
Latent functions of education - Answer- unintentional. childcare
Functionalist approach to education - Answer- the system works because it works
(circular thinking)
Conflict theorist approach to education - Answer- education does not benefit all people
equally and perpetuates existing social inequalities
Feminist approach to education - Answer- choice in majors/careers is different by
gender, gender pay gap increases with education
Critical race theory approach to education - Answer- there is a cultural bias to
exams/expectations/clothes and hair restrictions, etc. School to prison pipeline!
Symbolic interactionism approach to education - Answer- tracking/labeling is a self-
fulfilling prophecy
Gatekeeping - Answer- certain people control who's in or out of certain programs
credentialism - Answer- as soon as lower SES starts to catch up, credentials needed for
a job increase. Moving target!
, Hidden curriculum - Answer- underlying messages at schools that differ by prestige
(creativity/autonomy for middle class vs discipline/compliance/punctuality for working
class)
Medicalization - Answer- treating a condition as a medical problem
Structure of healthfulness - Answer- level of economic development of a social
structure, relationship between economic development and health, relationship between
government involvement and health outcomes, relationship between social location and
health outcomes
culture of healthfulness - Answer- certain expectations change how we view health. (ex.
drapotomania = enslaved person trying to escape a plantation is sick because they're
so naturally supposed to be enslaved that anything else is wrong)
vigilance - Answer- stress in childhood hard-wires your brain to be triggered by even the
smallest things
latino paradox - Answer- immigrants to US have higher health at first, but as they
become Americanized, their health decreases (being latino in US is not valued)
demography over time - Answer- high mortality and fertility --> mortality drops -->
population explosion --> fertility drops --> stabilized population growth --> fertility drops
below replacement level --> population ages
social class is defined by: - Answer- wealth, prestige, privilege, power
3 ways to measure social class - Answer- education level, occupation, income
characteristics of upper class - Answer- distinguished by how old their money is (upper-
upper vs lower-upper), conspicuous consumption
characteristics of middle class - Answer- advanced training, more sick days/personal
days/paid vacation/autonomy
characteristics of working class - Answer- work with their hands, no advanced degree,
less individualism, more subject to hour cuts/layoffs
characteristics of non-standard employment - Answer- contracted workers (not
employees), no benefits even if full time
characteristics of power elite - Answer- wealthy, political power, military heads
characteristics of lower class - Answer- homeless (some), no benefits, poor working
conditions
100% COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
(GRADED A+)
Remarriage as an incomplete institution - Answer- there is less structural support for
remarriages, and they are more role-ambiguous/ unstable
4 main shifts in schooling - Answer- compulsory universal education, growth of public
higher education, growth of community/junior colleges, more diversity in higher
education
Manifest functions of education - Answer- obvious, intended. Socialize child, transmit
knowledge/culture, increase cultural integration, encourage cultural innovation, benefit
taxpayers (upward social mobility), provide social services
Latent functions of education - Answer- unintentional. childcare
Functionalist approach to education - Answer- the system works because it works
(circular thinking)
Conflict theorist approach to education - Answer- education does not benefit all people
equally and perpetuates existing social inequalities
Feminist approach to education - Answer- choice in majors/careers is different by
gender, gender pay gap increases with education
Critical race theory approach to education - Answer- there is a cultural bias to
exams/expectations/clothes and hair restrictions, etc. School to prison pipeline!
Symbolic interactionism approach to education - Answer- tracking/labeling is a self-
fulfilling prophecy
Gatekeeping - Answer- certain people control who's in or out of certain programs
credentialism - Answer- as soon as lower SES starts to catch up, credentials needed for
a job increase. Moving target!
, Hidden curriculum - Answer- underlying messages at schools that differ by prestige
(creativity/autonomy for middle class vs discipline/compliance/punctuality for working
class)
Medicalization - Answer- treating a condition as a medical problem
Structure of healthfulness - Answer- level of economic development of a social
structure, relationship between economic development and health, relationship between
government involvement and health outcomes, relationship between social location and
health outcomes
culture of healthfulness - Answer- certain expectations change how we view health. (ex.
drapotomania = enslaved person trying to escape a plantation is sick because they're
so naturally supposed to be enslaved that anything else is wrong)
vigilance - Answer- stress in childhood hard-wires your brain to be triggered by even the
smallest things
latino paradox - Answer- immigrants to US have higher health at first, but as they
become Americanized, their health decreases (being latino in US is not valued)
demography over time - Answer- high mortality and fertility --> mortality drops -->
population explosion --> fertility drops --> stabilized population growth --> fertility drops
below replacement level --> population ages
social class is defined by: - Answer- wealth, prestige, privilege, power
3 ways to measure social class - Answer- education level, occupation, income
characteristics of upper class - Answer- distinguished by how old their money is (upper-
upper vs lower-upper), conspicuous consumption
characteristics of middle class - Answer- advanced training, more sick days/personal
days/paid vacation/autonomy
characteristics of working class - Answer- work with their hands, no advanced degree,
less individualism, more subject to hour cuts/layoffs
characteristics of non-standard employment - Answer- contracted workers (not
employees), no benefits even if full time
characteristics of power elite - Answer- wealthy, political power, military heads
characteristics of lower class - Answer- homeless (some), no benefits, poor working
conditions
